MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2003 The new McIGN I can understand wanting the ad revenue, but to allow McDonalds to completely take over the layout of the site and make it that horrible and hard to look at is just wrong. I'll stick with planet gamecube, and a few other sites from now on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sakura Report post Posted September 11, 2003 That's just sad. Seriously, I have never seen such a shameless ad. Even the apes with Jericho and Steph in WWE doesn't match that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2003 Geez, it's just the IGN homepage. I never go there anyway. Just go directly to games.ign.com and you're fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2003 "The neat thing about the McGriddle is that Satan Himself is baked into each savory bite." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EQ Report post Posted September 11, 2003 "The neat thing about the McGriddle is that Satan Himself is baked into each savory bite." LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy no nose 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 I have no idea what you people are talking about, I didn't even see an ad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 From IGN Insider's Mail Bag: It's because of advertising that I tried a McGriddle. They are awesome! Without money you wouldn't be the coolest (best) game site on the web. And the effect is McDonalds gets their's too. Keep up the good work! All of ya. Oh. my. God. I hope you got a great deal of money from McDonalds. They should have paid you a mind-bending amount to so completely trash your front page. I'm now frightened to go to any other part of the site... I seriously hope that this new McLayout for your site is some sort of joke. Do you have any idea what a terrible company McDonalds is? I realize its very popular in American society today to care more about dollar signs than social/environmental issues, but come on! McDonalds? Why not give out a free WalMart gift card with every subscription and be done with it? I personally will never subscribe to a site that so blatantly allies itself with such an evil and greedy corporation. While social consciousness may not be a dominant trait among gamers, I think more people care about this sort of thing than may be apparent. seriously... are you trying to piss me off, cancel my insider and never come to your site again? the over-the-top-ness of the whole thing is just insane. lose it fast Fran responds: IGN has advertisements. This is not a new thing. It's not new that we have page wraps, either. From Coke to Magic: The Gathering advertisers have begun to seek more aggressive means to reach our audience. Just because McDonalds is the big, bad wolf out there doesn't mean everyone needs to become so sensitive about the issue. I hate McDonalds food for the most part. But every day I see the billboards, I see the TV commercials, and I see the Internet ads. I see them for Starbucks. I see them for Gap. I see them for iPod. This is advertising, folks. If you don't like McDonalds, it's convenient to think that the entire world can turn a blind eye to them, but this is not reality. McDonalds peddles food -- not kiddy porn, guns, or deadly drugs. Selective advertising isn't a logical thing: "I will advertise for Target's music section because they sell CDs, but I will not advertise for Apple Music Store because it's not secure enough and thus they inadvertently support piracy." Anyhow. I dislike McDonald's just as much as the next person, but unless IGN can find another stream of revenue as big as advertising, you're probably going to see plenty of ads for movies, cars, or other products you may not be interested in. Get used to it. Stop your bellyachin'. For the record, I do like McDonalds for breakfast once in a blue moon. I tried a McGriddle. To sweet for me. I'll stick with the McMuffins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sakura Report post Posted September 12, 2003 IGN is just sad. It seems like it's 3 teenage guys in a shack with PCs. So unprofesional. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 IGN is just sad. It seems like it's 3 teenage guys in a shack with PCs. So unprofesional. About the only thing that was professional about it was the wrestling part of the site before it when Insider on people who used to frequent there. Damn, I hate IGN so much... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karnage 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 When I e-mailed the editor at the DVD site about watching City Hunter in its original language with subtitles instead of the dub(He reviewed the dub and complained about how Jackie didn't dub it himself), he told me that if he wanted to read, he'd get a book. IGN does indeed suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
